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Market Action summary: 8/20/18

Market Action summary: 8/20/18

Click here to register for the webinar. S&P 500 overview: Bears running out of space after 2800 support held. Breadth improving, shown by RSP vs SPY. Transports gaining. Notice $DJT follow-through today after high close on Friday. China progress/impasse the next...

Turnarounds Get Rewarded: Earnings this Week

Turnarounds Get Rewarded: Earnings this Week

Investors like turnaround stories. That seems to be the message from the last week of corporate earnings. Consider two major retailers: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and Macy's (M). Both beat analysts' estimates, but moved in two very different directions. Why? It was all...

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Levels on the S&P 500

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Levels on the S&P 500

Ever heard the saying that "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades?" It means coming close to a goal isn't good enough for most projects. But it can be good enough when it come to charting the S&P 500. Last week, for instance, Market Insights surveyed...

Tracking the Bears in China

Tracking the Bears in China

Global economic and financial issues are back in the forefront. Turkey's been the main story in the last week, but today China has some important headlines. Simply put, they're all negative. The country's economic reports for July had a triple-miss overnight:...

Market Action Summary: 8/13/18

Market Action Summary: 8/13/18

Click here to register for the webinar. S&P 500 overview: Wary in late August Resistance at 2850: What cannot go up may go down. Not many bullish catalysts before Labor Day Retest of 2800 may be needed. Outside day on S&P 500 today. Double-doji including...

Don’s Notebook August 10, 2018

Don’s Notebook August 10, 2018

Stocks opened lower today because of geopolitical concerns that pushed the Turkish lira to a record low against the dollar. An already bad week for Turkey’s currency got a whole lot worse this morning when the lira plunged as much as 13.5 % to reach a new all-time low...

Strong Results Keep Flowing: Earnings This Week

Strong Results Keep Flowing: Earnings This Week

As earnings season marches on, investors remain happy with results. Most of the big companies that have reported in the last week beat estimates, including some well-known retail and media names. Take Dish Network (DISH) for instance. The satellite-TV company...

Big Moves in Small Tech

Big Moves in Small Tech

Lots of attention obviously focuses on the biggest stocks, but results from smaller companies have been arguably better this earnings season. This post will review some of those lesser-known names, especially in the e-commerce space. A big one is Match (MTCH). The...

Don’s Notebook August 8, 2018

Don’s Notebook August 8, 2018

Yesterday, Walt Disney earned an adjusted $1.42 per share for its latest quarter, missing Street forecasts by eight cents, with revenue also falling short of estimates. Disney saw subscriber losses at its sports cable network ESPN and spent more on programming and...